Regulation 17
SCHEDULE 4PROCEDURE WHERE THE MINISTERS PROPOSE TO REFUSE ARTICLE 24 AUTHORISATIONS OR TO SUSPEND OR REVOKE SUCH AUTHORISATIONS
1.—(1) Where the Ministers propose to act in a manner specified in regulation 17 (in this Schedule called “the proposed regulation 17 action”), the Ministers shall not take such action unless, before doing so, they serve a notice complying with the requirements of sub-paragraph (2) on the applicant or the authorisation holder, as the case may be.
(2) A notice served by the Ministers under sub-paragraph (1) shall—
(a)state what regulation 17 action the Ministers propose to take,
(b)state their reasons for proposing to take such action, and
(c)specify that, on or before the response date specified in such notice, the person on whom such notice is served may make written representations to the Ministers with respect to proposed action.
2. Where a person on whom such notice is served under paragraph 1(1) makes written representations to the Ministers on or before the response date specified in the notice, the Ministers shall consider those representations before determining whether to take the proposed regulation 17 action.